Just got my 97 Dodge ram and Im looking into replacing most of the exhaust system. does anyone have and recomendations for a new cat and cat back exhaust system. I was looking at this cat and im not sur eon the exhaust.

http://www.google.com/products/catal...ed=0CFoQ8wIwAQ#

 

That's the same one I have on my rig. As for cat back system, I got mine for $30 from the bone yard. Are you in living in Cali or do you just one of those poor souls (I say that 'cause it's a PITA to find parts) who own's a Cali emissions rig?

 

yes I live here :/ I think the state trys to use the money from emissions tests to try and pay back some debt haha. I have the old cat but I tihnk it would be best just get a new one and new pipes seeing as the old one rusted and broke off after the muffler right by the spare tire :/

 

Don't you have more than one cat ?

 

I think the Cali trucks have like 5 cats or something.
Like 2 mini-cats per bank and one HD cat.

 

There was a change somewhere around '98~'00.. mine is a '02, and had three.. two pre cats and a cat.. four o2 sensors.. the big cat isn't monitored.. only the pre cats are.. go figure.. this makes going true dual a breeze.

 

Wow.
That sounds pretty counterproductive to what Cali was trying to do.

 

Yup, but I don't mind at all.. the precats are not cheap, so I left them alone.. the big unmonitored cat got lost somewhere along the way, and was replaced with two high flows (one for each bank).. put a magnaflow true x muffler in and whallah- true duals.. well, crossovered duals..

 

97's have 1 cat.

 

my 95 is orig a cali rig and only has one cat.